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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Transforming Tuesdays: Sitting At The Right Hand of God

Whenever I’ve read the Bible in church, there has often been
a reference to the Right Hand of God. What
does that even mean? Do you know what that means? I can finally say that I have an idea of what
that means now that I’ve been reading the Bible daily. I have a passion to read his word, share his
word, but most of all understand his word.
Thank you Jesus for your word!!!
When the Bible makes reference of sitting at the Right Hand of God it
means something of high importance.
Being of high importance to God means more than we can comprehend. It means believing him, trusting him, being
blessed with his grace and mercy, and of course reaping the benefits of his
favor! There is no doubt that God loves everyone, but his children hold a
special place in his heart. According to
Psalms 30:5, “…His favor is for
life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.”

Today marks the start of the book of
Hebrew, which affirms Jesus’ identity as God.
In this chapter we see God professing the authority of his son Jesus
Christ, in comparison to angels. Prior
to Jesus dying on the cross and rising again, angels were very important to
God. I’m not saying that they no longer
are, but now God places Jesus above them.
In verses 3 and 13, he reiterates Jesus’s importance when he states, “But to which of the angels has He ever
said: Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool?”
Surely Jesus is higher than angels and
he is called to sit at the Right Hand of God. That’s where I want to be and that’s where I
will be. Don’t forget that when you are
favored, people who cannot understand the goodness of Jesus will begin to hate
on you. This is normal. You’ll lose friends…all of this is fine
because as long as you keep God first your enemies will remain beneath your
feet. I’m sure you’ve noticed that the closer you’ve gotten to God, the more
you’ve drifted from certain friendships.

The same thing continues in Genesis
45 and parts of 46, where Joseph finally reveals himself to his brothers. In my opinion, Joseph was at the Right
Hand of God when he was born because he was favored by his father above
all of his brothers. The great thing
about God and his favor is that he kept Joseph through all of his years away
from home. Joseph went from being sold
into slavery to being the leader of Egypt during a famine!!! This doesn’t make
any sense in logic terms but with God it makes perfect sense. He says it in his word, “[he] calleth those things which be
not as though they were” (Romans 4:17 KJV).
Joseph wasn’t an expert financial advisor; he just listened to the voice
of God, which in turn placed him in a position of authority because he had
favor with God. Consequently, because of
Joseph’s favor, he was able to allow blessings to pour out into the lives of
his family members. This is how massive
the favor of God becomes when we trust him and seek after him.

I’m sure you’ve been blessed with things in life even when you don’t
deserve them.It happens to all of us
who believe in him.I can honestly say
that from the beginning of my life I’ve been blessed and highly favored.I was born at 2 lbs. 3½ oz. at home on a fall
night.When my mom and aunts tell me the
story, I seriously can’t believe how faithful and loving my God has been to
me!Although the doctors told my mother
that even if I did survive, I would probably be brain dead or have special
needs, God never gave up on me even when I wavered in my faith with him.Through it all God continues to allow me to
sit at his Right Hand.Twenty-three
years later who would’ve thought that a premature baby who once fought for her
life, would be in her second semester of law school?I know the doctors didn’t, but it doesn’t
matter because God knew.The same way God continues to pour out his
blessings for me, is the same way I know he does it for you.Think
of a situation where you were unqualified and God put you in a position and
made you qualified. I’m sure you can go
on all day!! Sitting at his Right Hand has authority…it can make
mountains move :)

Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I come before you to humbly ask that you allow
me to sit at your Right Hand today, tomorrow, and when you call me home. I pray that you continue to bless me, keep
me, and favor me. I ask that just as you
kept Joseph safe in the presence of his enemies, that you too keep me safe in
the presence of mine. I ask that you
allow me to seek after you in every situation and when you bless me with your
favor, that you open the floodgates of blessings on those near and dear to
me. Thank you for your grace, your love,
and your undying mercy. I love you. Amen.

AMEN!!! That's awesome. I can't even count on my hands or toes the amount of times that God has favored me. The fact that He wakes us up everyday is a miracle and just favor. The fact that we can live every day even though the wages of sins is death is amazing!!! Awesome Jamera!!